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by zeteo 13y ago
That would be fine and dandy, except employers discriminate against lower-tuition schools and even those are getting more expensive each year.
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by zeteo 13y ago
>Whose fault is that? They didn't read what they're signing for? Isn't that their own damn fault? [...] No one forced them to go to college Yes, but it was an offer they couldn't refuse. One of my favorite results fro
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by zeteo 13y ago
BS. The document you link to indicates quite clearly that they had no intention of making it anything less than "top secret" after it was found unconstitutional: >in response to the unauthorized disclosure of classified informa
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by zeteo 13y ago
>James R. Clapper Jr., the director of national intelligence, has acknowledged that the court found the NSA in breach of the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, but the Obama administration has fought a
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by zeteo 13y ago
I really appreciate and thank you for the perspective you bring to this discussion. Even if I turn out to be completely wrong, I'll still be glad I initiated it if only to elicit this kind of response. That being said, I'm by no m
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by zeteo 13y ago
>The biggest difference between the mega-projects of old and today involve 1) the environmental process and 2) commitments to worker safety. I don't see why environmental and safety considerations are such big unknowns, I think we h
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by zeteo 13y ago
I agree that it's important to talk about motion sickness. I was pointing out that the way the article deals with it (remarking that the proposed system may involve 12% higher lateral accelerations than HSR, and instantly dismissing it
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by zeteo 13y ago
The article is full of cant in more ways than one, and more about social norms when entering a new field than the proposal itself. This is obvious from the kind of nitpicking that goes on (no references! 4.37 m/s^2 is the maximum motio
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by zeteo 13y ago
Well, the trip is only half an hour. Do people have better comforts on a metro or bus commute?
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by zeteo 13y ago
Well, arguably everything he said in yesterday's news conference was at best questionable (and at worst deceitful). But I'm still glad he said it. The fact that he had to address these issues publicly, and in a manner that's
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by zeteo 13y ago
My company (which, according to Glassdoor, is paying above-average tech salaries) recently started offering ~$100 per lead for software engineering referrals. If the person ends up being hired, their referrer also gets a ~$2000 bonus. A r
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by zeteo 13y ago
There's something a bit unsettling about the future when you discover that drug offenders have lately been tracked down and charged by the same means used for terrorists. But let's talk about the present. Would you find the scenar
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Secrecy in law enforcement is contagious precisely because it makes things so much easier. Kafka's "Trial" was a nightmare for the accused, but think how convenient it is for the authorities to not publicize charges or senten
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by zeteo 13y ago
The justice system is, of course, still in the business of catching and punishing murderers, thieves and such. But, with the decline in crime since the early '90s, this side of their activity is becoming increasingly supplemented by a
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by zeteo 13y ago
>this only shows you don't understand what PRISM is. (Hint: it's not used by local cops You're making two big assumptions here: 1. PRISM is the only secret program with access to web browsing data. 2. People with access to
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by zeteo 13y ago
For all the naysayers, I'd like to mention that the rally is a much more effective political tool than say online petitions, precisely because it requires significant effort to attend. It's very easy to ignore a bunch of peopl
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by zeteo 13y ago
It's a systemic problem. We can be fairly certain of it because the system used to work differently. Past decades saw major national projects that were successfully undertaken e.g. the Tennessee Valley Authority in the '30s, the W
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by zeteo 13y ago
While 250k is peanuts compared to regular costs of rocket research, I feel 1 km/s is not that impressive of a demonstration. Rifles have achieved higher muzzle velocities as far back as 1935 [1], and ground-based systems capable of ove
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by zeteo 13y ago
My favorite analogy for US security policy during the past two decades is a huge allergic reaction. It seems quite likely that allergies are caused by the immune system lacking antagonists and instead latching onto factors that are not real
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by zeteo 13y ago
> how can I invest in them, if they make such a great effort in their video to avoid explaining what it does exactly? Here you go, there's an article under the video: >If we had to guess, we'd say the FAQ are referring to th
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by zeteo 13y ago
If history is any guide, the establishment of totalitarianism has so far required: A) A government in possession of excessive repressive measures. B) A general state of popular anxiety. C) A highly symbolic crisis. Historical examples inclu
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by zeteo 13y ago
While I'm not claiming that the US is currently close to totalitarianism, there are some comparisons that have become quite disturbing: 1. A regime that justifies itself by claiming to protect the populace from a vague but grave danger
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>his first responds isn't "this is a piece of shit". It's "YOU are a piece of shit". Come on, you should be able to construct an argument without making up quotes to support your point: DK: "No idea why
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by zeteo 13y ago
> Because Linux is a success, it must be because of Linus's particular brand of being a jerk [...] If you have a problem, explain what's wrong calmly and coherently, it's more efficient. Simply telling someone that they, o
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Ah, if we could buy knowledge the way we buy a haircut! Your comment is a perfect example of how the consumer viewpoint has taken over our society. As incredible as it may seem, there can exist professional relationships that are fulfilling
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by zeteo 13y ago
This doesn't follow. The article makes two points: 1. The NSA is allowed to store and analyze encrypted data longer than unencrypted 2. US citizens' encrypted data will be treated the same as non-citizens' It still seems you
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by zeteo 13y ago
I sure hope next generation's NORMs won't speak in creaky voices. This looks a lot more like another cycle of fashion than true "ingenious" "innovation". What society-wide improvements in communication does it effect?
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That was a very effective line in kindergarten.
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Project management is too detached from reality and promises things comparable to transporting 40,000 horses across the ocean? I know, let's fix it with advice from an entirely fictional world!
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>the meanness of programming communities is a the biggest problem we have Or maybe it's our biggest asset. In a world filled with bullshit (how many people you think really empathize with you - vs. just going through the motions?), it

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